1 Corinthians 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 5:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 5:11 — KJV
“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
— 1 Corinthians 5:11 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 5:11 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 5:11
“For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:11: now, any, such
“All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:11: now, called, such
“And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:11: now, keep, company
“And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:11: any, such, one
“Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 5:11: keep, any, one
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